Tuning machine for guitar

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a tuning machine for a guitar showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view; and

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D249583 September 19, 1978 Worthing et al.
D256367 August 12, 1980 Bolen
D274732 July 17, 1984 Hampton et al.
3427916 February 1969 Fender
Other references
  • U.S. Trademark Reg. No. 1,138,967, Registered 8-26-80, Music Man, Inc. American Guitars, T. Wheeler, Harper & Row, N.Y., .COPYRGT.'82, p. 183, Gibson '63 EB-6 & '72 EB-3 Tuning Machines. Page 5 of Fender Muscial Instruments (assignee herein) 1982 catalog.
Patent History
Patent number: D311414
Type: Grant
Filed: May 6, 1983
Date of Patent: Oct 16, 1990
Assignee: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (Brea, CA)
Inventors: Daniel J. Smith (La Habra, CA), Charles H. Todd, III (La Habra, CA)
Primary Examiner: Bernard Ansher
Assistant Examiner: Theodore M. Shooman
Attorney: Richard L. Gausewitz
Application Number: 6/492,216
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D17/20)